A suspect is in custody after torching the largest synagogue in Mississippi, which was targeted decades ago by members of the Ku Klux Klan, authorities said. Saturday’s pre-dawn inferno, which was set around 3 a.m. during Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of rest, gutted the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, destroying two Torahs and damaging five others. No congregants were hurt in the fire at the city’s only synagogue, according to Mississippi Today. “We have already had outreach from other houses of worship in the Jackson area and greatly appreciate their support in this very difficult time,” congregation president Zach...
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